This was the heartbreaking moment an animal trainer from Kerala wept uncontrollably after his elephant passed away on Monday (May 6).<br /><br />Santosh, 36, had spent nearly a decade with his forty-four-year-old elephant named Parthan, who fell ill four months ago. <br /><br />Though the elephant was pulled off its work for treatment, its condition steadily deteriorated and it died at an elephant camp near Valluvanad. <br /><br />Sources said the elephant had been suffering from a digestive disorder and had suffered an injury in its front right leg as well. <br /><br />Parthan, who had been brought from the northern state of Bihar, had a dark complexion, which made him look distinct from other elephants in Kerala. <br /><br />He was also a hit with the crowd and was ranked among Kerala’s 10 most popular elephants.
